GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| laud | praise |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |